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264 S. 16th Street Philadelpiha, PA (215) 545-7005

Menu

Starters

Chicken Fingers     12
House-made, lager-battered, golden fried chicken fingers.  Served with mild barbecue sauce 

Chicken Liver Mousse     12
with pickled mustard seeds, house-made jam, pickled apple, chives, and toasted focaccia from Metropolitan Bakery 

Lamb Meatballs     11
3 lamb meatballs, cauliflower puree, kimchi-tahini, cucumber and onion relish 

Lion's Mane Mushroom Cake     15
This umami-laden mushroom patty (lion's mane mushrooms from Mycopolitan) resembles a crab cake in appearance and texture, but the flavor is all earth. Pan seared and served over a bed of local, lightly dressed baby arugula. Topped with our samurai sauce made with house mayo, sambal, and créme fraiche. 

Pommes Frites     6
Our award winning fresh-cut, double-fried frites. Served with Monk's world-famous bourbon mayonnaise for dipping 

Smoked Trout Dip     11
Smoked trout spread topped with caper and onion relish. Served with sliced baguette 

Spanish Flies     15
Incredibly hot chicken wings w/chipotle pepper sauce that are not for the faint of heart. These aren't those wimpy 'buffalo wings' - these babies are incendiary!  HOT! HOT! HOT! Did I mention that they're HOT? We do offer barbecue sauce for the less adventurous. Served with a side order of our famous frites 

Tomato and Squash Soup     8
Roasted, local Delicata Squash and Plum tomatoes from Urban Roots Farm. VEGETARIAN/GLUTEN-FREE 

Salads

Autumn Salad     15
Local kale, honeynut squash, local pears, red onion, and goat cheese. Tossed in maple dijon vinaigrette and topped with granola  *contains walnuts, almonds and cashews  ADD Chicken Breast $9 

Baby Green Salad     7
Organic greens with our Monk's Flemish Sour Ale vinaigrette ADD Goat Cheese for 3  ADD Chicken Breast 9 

Caesar     9
Romaine lettuce tossed in our tangy caesar dressing and topped with croutons ADD Chicken Breast 9 

Monk's Duck Salad     21
Organic greens with duck breast (grilled medium/medium rare), goat cheese, spicy walnuts & Monk's Flemish Sour Ale soaked craisins *contains walnuts 

Mussels

All Mussels served with Pommes Frites (about a pound and a half of mussels per pot)    22

Ghent    
Ommegang Hennepin, fumet, parsley, caramelized leeks, bacon, bleu cheese & garlic 

Monks    
Allagash White, fumet, garlic & parsley 

Red Light    
Belgian golden ale, fumet, toasted chili de arbol broth, parsley and garlic *contains soy 

Thai Curry    
Monk's Flemish Sour, fumet, Thai red curry, basil, garlic & coconut milk 

Burgers

All are served on a buttery Baker Street Bread brioche and bottom buns have our home-made mayo (contains eggs). Burger, Chicken Breast & Vegan Burger. (Vegan bun available upon request.) Served with Pommes Frites or Side Salad.

Burger     18
 

Chicken Breast     16
 

Vegan Burger     16
 

Burger Topping

Bruges    
sauteed mushrooms & gruyere 

Brussels    
bacon & cheddar 

Cheddy    
Classic Cooper Sharp cheese & pickled red onion 

Ghent    
broccoli rabe & cheddar  

Monk's    
caramelized leeks & bleu cheese 

Trappist    
goat cheese, lettuce, tomato & raw onion 

Sandwiches

Duck Salad Sandwich     18
Our award winning salad served sandwich style on an Amoroso roll with light house mayo. Baby greens with duck breast grilled to medium rare, goat cheese, spicy walnuts and Monk's Flemish Sour Ale soaked craisins. Served with a side baby green salad *contains nuts 

Kielbasa Sausage Sandwich     15
Traditional polish style pork sausage on a long roll with house-made cider mustard and sauerkraut. Served with side baby green salad. 

Pulled Pork Sandwich     16
Spicy pork slow cooked in Belgian brown ale, served with slaw and BBQ sauce on an Amoroso roll with light house mayo. Served with a side baby green salad. *contains soy 

Seitan Cheese Steak     15
Michael's seitan (wheat meat) sauteed with onions, mushrooms and gruyere cheese. Served on an Amoroso roll with light house mayo. Served with a side baby green salad (VEGETARIAN) CAN BE MADE VEGAN: Daiya dairy-free "mozzarella" upon request 

Main Plates

Butternut Squash Bolognese     20
Rotini pasta, butternut squash, ground beef & pork, mirepoix & pickled Habanada peppers. Topped with freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano & fried sage. 

Roasted Half Chicken     25
Half a roast chicken, charred broccollini, duck fat roasted potatoes, chicken jus 

Roasted Local Veggies     22
Roasted seasonal veggies Jimmy Nardello Romesco sauce (contains almonds), local mushrooms, bread and butter pickled Goldbar zucchini slices, fresh herbs  **sauce contains Almonds**  VEGAN/GLUTEN FREE 

Steak Frites Salad     21
5oz flat iron steak marinated with roasted garlic and herbs de Provence then grilled and served over seasonal greens with our award winning pommes frites 

Specials

Pork Country Terrine     16
Pork terrine with black walnuts and currants, served with fermented cherries, summer stone fruit jam, pickled mustard seeds and focaccia  *contains walnuts 

Dessert

Apple Raspberry     12
fresh sliced apples baked over a raspberry filling in a sweet pastry shell 

Blueberry Lemon Tart     12
fresh blueberries baked in a lemon brown butter custard with a sweet pastry shell 

CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESS